On 19 Oct 1675, "about noon, ten horsemen were sent out to scout, and as they were passing the Indians [waiting] in ambush, nine were shot down and one escaped to Hatfield." The nine scouts were Thomas Meekins, Jr., Nathaniel Collins, Richard Stone, Samuel Clarke, John Pocock, Thomas Warner, Abram Quiddington, William Olverton, and John Petts. Actually three were captured, of whom one was killed and two were later redeemed.